Welcome to Milton Keynes the city of selfish parkers

More than 3,700 motorists in MK were fined for flagrantly misusing disabled parking bays last year.

But the maximum they had to pay was £70 – a sum that is far too low, according to city Alderman Paul Bartlett.

Paul Bartlett Alderman

He wants able-bodied people who park in blue badge bays to be fined at least £400, with no right of appeal for the culprit.

“I have heard every excuse going, but there is simply never an excuse or reason for a non-disabled person to park in a designated space meant for those officially deemed to need a blue badge,” he said.

“Abusing a blue badge space is equivalent to abusing a disabled person. It could be classed as a selfish hate crime,” he added.

The most regular locations for abuse are outside cash machines, banks, post offices, and shops.